From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 38 Chicago United Trials (1) Exploding Speed
On May 2016, 5, in Chicago, the weather was sunny and light wind.

From May 5th to 17th, the annual Chicago United tryout will be held at the Chicago Discovery Multipurpose Stadium.

On the 17th and 18th, it will be open to the media.

During these two days, in addition to a large number of media, many team management, scouting departments, including some team stars will come to the scene to watch the game.

It was the biggest combine workout before the draft, and most of the players on hand were in the top 60 of the draft projections.

The joint trial training has attracted the biggest names in basketball in the United States, general managers of many NBA teams, coaches and scouts.

Everyone gathered together, in addition to inspecting high-ranking rookies, they also wanted to see if they could pick up low-ranking rookies.

Many celebrities came, including American Basketball Association President Colangelo, Pacers President Larry Bird, Lakers President Magic Johnson, Bulls star Jimmy Butler, former Kings star Mike Bibby, former Sun star Nash, Hornets star Kaminsky, etc.

There are a total of 64 players in this trial training, including 8 non-US players and 56 local players.

Among the 8 non-US players, 6 are from NCAA players, 2 are from overseas leagues, one is Jianghu, and the other is Zhou Qi.

Jianghu and Schwartz first flew to Chicago, spent the night in a Chicago hotel, and then asked the hotel to arrange a shuttle bus to the Discovery Multipurpose Stadium.

The location of the multi-purpose sports center is in the center of Chicago, only 1.3 miles away from the United Center, the Holy Land of Bulls fans and the former battlefield of basketball god Michael Jordan.

Like the UCLA Center, the Lakers training facility, this is the player's favorite place to stay in the summer. They stay here to recover, train, brag and discuss where to play.

In the summer of 2009, James, Wade, Bosh, and Anthony used to train here...

They actually agreed that summer to join the Bulls together in the next summer.

Fortunately, their plan did not take shape in the end. If these three people move into the Bulls with their bags, plus Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah who are in the rookie contract period, then this Bulls team may really be restored to its ancient glory up...

Coming to the museum, the appearance of Jianghu quickly attracted the attention of many people.

Everyone whispered to each other, pointing and talking about Jianghu in low voices.

After all, he is accompanied by Jeff Schwartz, one of the top agents in the NBA, and his own fame has not been small recently.

The marketing strategy formulated by Jianghu was very successful. Almost everyone present had watched the video of Jianghu, and they were surprised that he could make 400 consecutive shots and then dunk from the free throw line.

While they were talking about Jianghu, Jianghu was also quickly adapting to this place,

Looking around, none of the most popular players came here, Mark Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, none of them appeared.

There are also some familiar figures, such as: Donovan Mitchell, Daron Fox, Jayson Tatum, Bam Adebayor, Kyle Kuzma, Laurie Markkanen .

Jianghu wants to go further, what he has to do is to blow up the guys who are ahead of him in the draft predictions.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, after all 64 players arrived, the trial training was ready to start.

The content of the first day is very simple, basic physical test in the morning, 1VS1 heads-up and various technical tests in the afternoon.

1VS1 heads-up is free to sign up, except for a few inside players who refused to participate, almost everyone else signed up.

It's very simple, the 1VS1 link is the most convenient and most important link to showcase personal abilities. In today's outside-oriented league, individual duel ability is very important.

In addition to the heads-up session, the physical test is the most important thing, and everyone must participate.

The body is the capital of revolution, this sentence has been pursued to the extreme in the sports world.

Although in the past so many years in the NBA, there are only a lot of players who have strong physical fitness and know nothing about it, but their respective teams are still eager for players with excellent physical fitness.

It's very simple, skills can be practiced the day after tomorrow, and the body is indeed born. Without physical conditions as the foundation, you will not be able to perform even if you have the best skills in the NBA.

Before the test started, no one greeted Jianghu except Zhou Qi and the reporters from China.

In these people's hearts, they still regard Jianghu as an Internet celebrity player...

Jiang Hu didn't care, and while talking to Zhou Qi, he waited for the test to start.

Zhou Qi looked a little nervous, and kept looking around while warming up.

When he saw the famous magician and Byrd in history with his own eyes, he stared at them without blinking. When the two found his gaze, he dodged aside again.

Seeing Zhou Qi's cowardly look, Jiang Hu slapped him directly on the back with a "slap", scaring him into shock.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Qi frowned and whispered.

"You're a hammer, are you still hiding??" Jiang Hu looked at the slightly green Zhou Qi with interest.

"That's the magician and the big bird, aren't you afraid?"

"Scared of a hammer!!"

"Look at me!!"

Jianghu took a step forward and walked towards the magician and Bird.

The two were whispering, and when they saw Jiang Hu approaching, they immediately stopped communicating and looked up at Jiang Hu.

"Hey, two legends, what are you talking about?"

With a confident smile, Jiang Hu proactively stepped forward to greet the two big men.

The magician and Byrd finished their chat, raised their heads and looked at Jianghu with a kind smile.

"Thank you, little one."

"I told Larry that you Asian players seem to have good static talents, but you don't know if the dynamic test is OK? I don't think so. Larry told me that even if the dynamic score is as poor as his, you can still play basketball well. .”

With his usual iconic smile, the magician told Jianghu what he was talking about just now.

Jianghu raised his head and looked at the two confidently and said: "Mr. Larry is right. I have average dynamic talent and I can play basketball well. But unfortunately, my dynamic talent is very good, and I can play basketball very well!! "

The magician was a little taken aback, he had never seen such a confident Oriental.

Immediately afterwards he heard Jiang Hu say: "Trust me, you two must watch my test seriously, I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised, and you can't wait to get the number one pick to choose me!!"

"Goodbye~ I'm going to test."

After saying this, Jianghu slipped away, leaving the magician and Byrd staring at each other in bewilderment...

In fact, what the magician said is good. The static data of the players who came to participate in the draft from China has always been very good...

In the following static testing session, two players from China attracted almost all the attention.

The first is the static physical measurement, Zhou Qi's data is the most exaggerated: height 216cm.

The arm span is 233cm.

Weighs 211 lbs.

Standing height 286cm.

Body fat rate 7.9%
Palm length 26.5cm.

Palm width 25.5cm.

All of Zhou Qi's static statistics are extremely excellent. No matter what his future is, at least in the beginning, fate gave him full favor and gave him the capital to be proud of his peers.

"This guy's physical condition is too suitable for this era. It would be great if he was a little heavier..."

"It will be difficult to gain muscle with such a figure, his shoulders are too narrow and his frame is too thin!!"

After Zhou Qi finished the test, it was Jianghu's turn. The data of Jianghu is:
The height is 206cm.

The arm span is 221.5cm.

Weighs 218 lbs.

Standing height 279cm.

The body fat rate is 7.2%.

Palm length 26.5cm.

Palm width 25.5cm.

"His figure is much more well-proportioned than Zhou's, and he's younger!!"

"Zhou is too thin, he looks just right, and his shoulders are very broad, so it is easier to gain weight in the later stages of this body!!"

"I remember his athletic ability is also good, and his shooting is also very good!!"

"With his size and athleticism, I'm sure he won't fall out of the top eight!!"

It was also the first time for many scouts to know the complete physical measurement data of Jianghu. Combined with his performance on the court, the impression of him instantly increased a lot.

Many managers who came to the scene also focused part of their attention on Jianghu, including Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge.

Angie's ultimate dream, no, to be precise, the current Celtics coach: The ultimate dream of Stevens, a young coach from Butler University, is to form a dream team in the small ball era. His imaginary enemy has always been All Cavaliers led by LeBron James.

At this moment, the Celtics are preparing for the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

But Stevens told Angie very clearly that the team's striker resources are too weak to be the opponent of the Cleveland Cavaliers. We must be prepared to be eliminated by the Cavaliers...

Stevens' words are obvious, which means that our striker is too bad. If you want to rush out of the East, you must have a group of people to get LeBron James down.

Other teams lacking strikers also set their sights on Jianghu.

In this small ball era, almost all teams know that the small forward is the most important position in the team, and a good small forward is basically a panacea.

If the situation cannot be opened, give it to the small forward.

Single defense against the core, looking for a small forward.

Need to control the field and single out, give it to the small forward.

Other teams' desire for small forwards is not low. They have read the scouting reports of Jianghu and know that his body is not bad, but they don't know how far he can go, and they can't give a conclusion.

The next thing to do is dynamic testing.

The order of Jianghu is still at the bottom, so he can only sit on the sidelines and watch the trial training of other talents.

Mitchell, who was the first to attract Jianghu's attention, has the same weight as Jianghu, both 218 pounds (99 kg), but his in-situ bounce has reached 94cm, and his run-up bounce has also reached 103cm.

Mitchell's original predicted pick was 25th, but after the physical test, the attention he received is definitely not what the players at the end of the first round can have.

Jianghu noticed that Jazz general manager Dennis Lincer and the head coach were whispering, and it was clear that Mitchell's performance was in their favor.

The second person who attracted the attention of Jianghu was the little fox.

Dearon Fox, from the University of Kentucky, his physical data is also exaggerated.

Baseline return run: 10.83 seconds.

Run to and from the free throw line: 3.07 seconds.

Three-quarter sprint: 3.01 seconds.

Bounce in place: 93.5 cm.

Take-off height in place: 339.5 cm, 34.5 cm higher than the basket.

Maximum bounce: 103.62 cm.

Run-up height: 350 cm.

Bench Press Max: 170-pound bench press for seven reps.

As soon as Fox's physical test data came out, everyone was shocked instantly.

Because of Fox's bottom-line turning and 3/4 sprint running data and jumping, it has surpassed many famous super guards.

Derrick Rose's baseline run was 11.69 seconds, the three-quarter sprint was 3.05 seconds, and the in-situ bounce was 87.6cm.

Russell Westbrook's baseline turnaround run was 10.98 seconds, the three-quarter sprint was 3.08 seconds, and the in-situ bounce was 76.2cm.

John Wall's baseline run was 10.84 seconds, the three-quarter sprint was 3.14 seconds, and the in-situ bounce was 84.5cm.

In these three statistics, compared with the above three, Fox ranked first in all.

Fortunately, his weight is only 172 pounds, which is much lighter than Westbrook's 192 pounds, Rose's 196 pounds, and Wall's 198 pounds during the draft, otherwise it would be too abnormal.

Fox relishes the feeling of being watched.

The rivers and lakes happened to be by his side.

In order to make himself look more handsome, Fox pretended to be old-fashioned, and reached out to pat Jianghu on the shoulder.

"Jackie Chan, come on!!"

Hearing Fox's insulting words, Jiang Hu's expression, which was relaxed just now, instantly became serious: "My name is Jiang Hu, don't make a mistake."

"Okay, Jackie Jiang, come on!!"

Fox still had a smile on his face, obviously he didn't realize what he said wrong.

In his memory, Chinese or Chinese can be called that, and they will not refute or resist.

"Snapped."

Jianghu reached out and slapped Fox on the back of the head heavily, then pointed to his nose and said, "My name is Jianghu, don't call me Jackie, and don't make me repeat it a third time."

Then he walked onto the test site under Fox's shocked gaze.

Fox was stunned, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared...

"You ride a horse..."

Fox angrily pointed at Jianghu who was leaving, wanting to get angry.

But he thought that this was the Chicago joint trial training, surrounded by reporters and photographers, and immediately held back his anger.

"1V1 in the afternoon, just wait for me!!" Fox clenched his fists, secretly making up his mind...

Jiang Hu's mood is not too happy.

"Damn it, Fox the little bastard."

"You think your speed is fast, don't you? Okay, I'll let you see, what's so arrogant about your data!!"

Jianghu stepped onto the field and started his own test.

The first thing to do was to run back from the bottom line. Jianghu ran with all his strength. The three people who started at the same time with him, except for Adebayor, the remaining two were defenders.

Jianghu has been riding the dust since the start, not only quickly throwing away Adebayor, but also throwing away the remaining two defenders.

When he came to the bottom line on the opposite side, his lower back was also quite smooth. He quickly touched the floor, then turned around and accelerated his sprint.

By the time he rushed back to his original position, Jiang Hu had already left everyone behind.

"Om."

"This……"

The moment the results of Jianghu came out, almost everyone exploded.

"10 seconds 86???"

"Oh my god, is the timer broken??"

(End of this chapter)